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• Trump’s pick for Energy chief says Yucca Mountain can’t be ruled out

  19-01-2017 23:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Energy Department, left open Thursday the possibility that Yucca Mountain could house nuclear waste in the future.
  
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• Amodei the latest Nevada Republican to say no to run for governor

  19-01-2017 23:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei said he won’t run for governor in 2018, making him the third Republican to opt out of contention, opening the door wider for a possible bid by Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
  
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• Las Vegas coffee shop to hold fundraiser for woman injured in crash

  19-01-2017 23:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dutch Bros. Coffee, 2840 East Tropicana Ave., will host the fundraiser from 5 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday to support 33-year-old Lindsay Wilkinson.
  
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• Volunteers sought for overnight census of homeless in Clark County

  19-01-2017 22:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A manual count of homeless in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and unincorporated areas will run from 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 to 4 a.m. the next day.
  
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• Here’s what’s on the menu for Donald Trump’s first meal as president

  19-01-2017 22:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Donald Trump’s first meal as president of the United States isn’t too far from the typical power lunch for a billionaire businessman — lobster, beef and a rich chocolate dessert.
  
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• Trump has changed presidency, even before inauguration

  19-01-2017 21:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Donald Trump enters the White House on Friday just as he entered the race for president: defiant, unfiltered, unbound by tradition and utterly confident in his chosen course.
  
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• Zion rock slide cleared, Scenic Drive open to visitors

  19-01-2017 21:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities say a scenic drive at Zion National Park in Utah is open again after crews using fire hoses removed massive boulders that tumbled onto the road nearly a week ago.
  
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• Kaléo’s EpiPen competitor to launch in February

  19-01-2017 21:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A major competitor to EpiPen will launch on Valentine’s Day at a list price of $360 for a two-pack, the company Kaléo announced Thursday.
  
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• Obama commutes sentences of 330 federal inmates

  19-01-2017 21:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.
  
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• Wild horses trained at Kansas prison to appear at inauguration

  19-01-2017 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wild mustangs trained at Kansas prison will be part of the inauguration parade for Donald Trump.
  
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• Mnuchin questioned on offshore funds at Senate confirmation hearing

  19-01-2017 20:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Steven Mnuchin, the banking and hedge fund executive, and film financier who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the treasury, was grilled by lawmakers over his investments, including his use of a Cayman Islands address as a tax shelter for his hedge fund.
  
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• Wikileaks’ Julian Assange says he still open to extradition to US

  19-01-2017 20:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at Ecuador’s London embassy since 2012, said on Thursday he stood by his offer to be extradited to the United States providing his rights were protected.
  
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• Oakland Raiders Apply to Move to Las Vegas

  19-01-2017 19:20
  After decades of shunning Las Vegas, the American city most closely associated with gambling, the N.F.L. has moved a lot closer to having a team there.
  
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• US government releases last of documents from bin Laden compound

  19-01-2017 19:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Obama administration is releasing the last of three installments of documents belonging to Osama bin Laden that were found in the terrorist’s secret compound in Pakistan in 2011.
  
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• Raiders file paperwork to move to Las Vegas

  19-01-2017 18:40 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The Oakland Raiders have filed paperwork with the NFL to relocate to Las Vegas, the league confirmed this morning. "Today, the Oakland Raiders submitted an application to relocate their franchise to Las Vegas, as is provided for under the ...
  
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• School bus crashes in south central Las Vegas Valley with 45 students on board

  19-01-2017 18:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A school bus carrying 45 students was involved in a crash in the south central valley Thursday morning.
  
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• US closes probe into Tesla death, won’t seek recall

  19-01-2017 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. regulators are expected on Thursday to close a six-month-old investigation into the death of a man whose Tesla collided with a truck while he was using its semi-autonomous driving system and not seek a vehicle recall, according to a source briefed on the matter.
  
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• Man accused of killing Orlando police officer defiant in court

  19-01-2017 18:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suspect in a police officer’s murder directed expletive-laced outbursts at a judge during his initial hearing Thursday on charges that he also killed his ex-pregnant girlfriend.
  
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• Trump formally announces Sonny Perdue as nominee for secretary of agriculture

  19-01-2017 16:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday officially announced Sonny Perdue as his choice for secretary of agriculture, selecting a former Georgia governor over candidates from the Midwest, which dominates U.S. agricultural exports.
  
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• ND landowners sue developer over Dakota Access pipeline easements

  19-01-2017 16:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A group of about two dozen North Dakota landowners is suing the developer of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline for alleged deceit and fraud in acquiring land easements.
  
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• Cat dies in west valley house fire

  19-01-2017 16:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A cat died in a house fire in the west valley Thursday morning.
  
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• Cat dies in west Las Vegas Valley house fire

  19-01-2017 16:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A cat died in a house fire in the west valley Thursday morning.
  
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• Protesters, LGBT activists hold dance party in front of Mike Pence’s DC home

  19-01-2017 14:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  With glow sticks, hula hoops and rainbow flags, protesters took a dance party to the streets near Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s temporary home to oppose his positions on LGBT issues.
  
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• Memories of summer, blueberries, swimming help Alaskans survive minus 59 temperatures

  19-01-2017 14:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  “Fifty-nine below on Front Street in Tanana, Alaska. It’s just miserable. I hate everybody who lives in a warm place.”
  
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• Obama earns praise for bridging gap between hip-hop, politics

  19-01-2017 13:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Not only is President Barack Obama the nation’s first black president, but it’s safe to say he has been America’s first hip-hop commander-in-chief. Throughout his presidency, Obama paved a way for several rap stars to enter the White House for political discussion and musical performances.
  
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• 1 dead, 4 hospitalized after fire guts apartment in central Las Vegas

  19-01-2017 13:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person is dead and four people are in the hospital after an apartment fire in the central Las Vegas Valley early Thursday morning.
  
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• PETA calls for boycott of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ for alleged abuses

  19-01-2017 12:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The organization that ensures animal safety in film and television productions said Wednesday it is investigating whether a frightened dog was forced into churning water during the making of “A Dog’s Purpose.”
  
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• Stars shine at People’s Choice, Ellen DeGeneres shines brightest with 3 awards

  19-01-2017 12:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ellen DeGeneres set a record at the People’s Choice Awards , becoming the winningest entertainer in the show’s history.
  
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• Obama’s last day in White House: Lunch, packing and saying farewells

  19-01-2017 11:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eight tumultuous years at the helm of American power have come and gone, and for President Barack Obama, this is finally the end.
  
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• High-rise collapses in Iran; 30 firefighters killed

  19-01-2017 11:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Iran’s state-run Press TV says 30 firefighters have been killed in the collapse of a burning high-rise building in Tehran.
  
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• Australian Open stunner: 6-time defending champ Novak Djokovic loses to No. 117-ranked player in 2nd round

  19-01-2017 10:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has been upset in a shocking second-round loss to Uzbekistan wild card Denis Istomin.
  
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• Up to 30 people missing after avalanche buries hotel in Italy

  19-01-2017 09:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Italian official says a hotel in an earthquake-hit zone of central Italy has been buried by an avalanche, with reports of many dead.
  
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• Avalanche buries 4-star hotel in Italy; at least 30 missing

  19-01-2017 09:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Italian official says a hotel in an earthquake-hit zone of central Italy has been buried by an avalanche, with reports of many dead.
  
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• Start your 2017 playlist with these 10 Vegas acts

  19-01-2017 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The local bands and artists will get you going in the new year.
  
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• Scene mainstay Patrick 'Pulsar' Trout shines a light on five Vegas acts

  19-01-2017 08:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  From alt-rock to metalcore, surf-punk to solo-acoustic.
  
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• DOJ releases glowing report of improvements in Metro policy, community engagement

  19-01-2017 06:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department has made “notable and sustained efforts” to reduce its number of police shootings and increase its transparency and engagement with the community, a federal report released Wednesday concluded.
  
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• Department of Justice issues report praising Metro

  19-01-2017 06:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department has made “notable and sustained efforts” to reduce its number of police shootings and increase its transparency and engagement with the community, a federal report released Wednesday concluded.
  
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• ESA law likely faces rocky road despite governor’s $60M funding proposal

  19-01-2017 04:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Supporters of the state’s Education Savings Account program were buoyed by Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to fund the controversial law with $60 million for the next two years. But the next step might prove difficult.
  
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• Teen suspect in fatal shooting of former Chaparral football player to be tried as an adult

  19-01-2017 03:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A day after 17-year-old Richard Newsome surrendered to police to face a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Richard Nelson, police said Newsome has been certified as an adult and will be prosecuted in the adult justice system.
  
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• With every State of the City speech, Mayor Carolyn Goodman speaks better

  19-01-2017 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has delivered six State of the City speeches, and I’ve critiqued every one of them. No. 6, delivered Jan. 12, wasn’t brilliant, but clearly she’s improving.
  
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• With every State of the City address, Vegas Mayor Goodman improves

  19-01-2017 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has delivered six State of the City speeches, and I’ve critiqued every one of them. No. 6, delivered Jan. 12, wasn’t brilliant, but clearly she’s improving.
  
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• For Reagan, Rogich snared ‘God Bless The USA’ for a song

  19-01-2017 03:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sig Rogich paid $1 for “God Bless The USA” during Ronald Reagan’s re-election campaign. It was money well spent.
  
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• City Council delays Badlands action until mid-February

  19-01-2017 02:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously and without discussion to push an application to put a multifamily housing development at the eastern edge of the Badlands golf course to its Feb. 15 meeting, at the request of developer EHB Companies.
  
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• Political newcomer joins field for Las Vegas City Council seat

  19-01-2017 02:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Political newcomer Allen Jordan is joining the race to represent Ward 6 on the Las Vegas City Council, widening the field of announced candidates to four.
  
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• Cortez Masto will oppose Trump’s pick for Education secretary

  19-01-2017 02:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said Wednesday she will oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s designee to head the Department of Education because of a lack of experience.
  
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• Wynn Las Vegas pulls Tom Ford products over designer’s refusal to dress Melania Trump

  19-01-2017 02:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas hotel has stopped selling a famous fashion designer’s products following a hubbub over whether he would dress President-elect Donald Trump’s wife, Melania.
  
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• Wynn Las Vegas pulls Tom Ford products after designer refuses to dress Melania Trump

  19-01-2017 02:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas hotel has stopped selling a famous fashion designer’s products following a hubbub over whether he would dress President-elect Donald Trump’s wife, Melania.
  
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• High-demand occupations in Nevada identified in new report

  19-01-2017 01:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A new report by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s Office of Workforce Innovation outlines 93 high-demand occupations in key growth industries for Nevada.
  
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• Henderson council proposes marijuana moratorium ordinance

  19-01-2017 01:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Henderson City Council moved a step closer Tuesday toward passage of an almost yearlong moratorium on all retail activity related to recreational marijuana. The council will vote on the Council ordinance at its Feb. 7 meeting.
  
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• Officials exploring possibility of new Las Vegas courthouse

  19-01-2017 01:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas city officials are exploring the possibility of a new downtown courthouse, which would give the city’s municipal courts a building of their own.
  
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